VanEck to launch Avalanche ecosystem fund
VanEck plans to launch a private digital assets fund in June targeting tokenized Web3 projects built on the Avalanche blockchain...
OpenAI ventures into hardware with $6.4B deal for legendary designer Jony Ive’s startup io
OpenAI announced on May 21 that it will acquire Jony Ive’s artificial intelligence hardware startup io in an all-equity transaction...
Google Doubles Down on AI: Veo 3, Imagen 4 and Gemini Diffusion Push Creative Boundaries
Google I/O 2025 was never about subtlety. This year, the company abandoned incrementalism, delivering a cascade of generative AI upgrades...
FinCEN Opinion on Samourai Wallet ‘Irrelevant’ in Roman Storm Case
Prosecutors in the case against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm are attempting to to sidestep the possibility that a New...
Fourth commissioner to depart ‘later this year’
Kristin Johnson of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that she plans to depart the agency before...
GENIUS Act clears Senate motion, House lawmakers reintroduce Blockchain Certainty Act
US lawmakers advanced two blockchain-related legislative efforts on May 21, approving the GENIUS Act for debate and reintroducing the Blockchain...
Hyperliquid Trader’s $1 Billion Bitcoin Bet Seesaws Amid Price Volatility
In brief An investor’s $1 billion Bitcoin bet on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid swung massively on Wednesday. The investor's account...
Circle Takes Aim at SWIFT with Cross-Border Payments Network
The Circle Payments Network will make international payments faster, cheaper and more transparent using the USDC stablecoin for settlement.The Circle...
Amalgam Founder Charged With Running ‘Sham Blockchain’, Taking $1M From Investors
Prosecutors have charged Jeremy Jordan-Jones, the self-styled founder of a now-defunct crypto startup called Amalgam, with fraud, alleging that he...
Texas House lawmakers pass Bitcoin reserve bill with new amendments, Senate to vote again
Texas lawmakers approved legislation to establish a state-level strategic Bitcoin (BTC) reserve on May 21 after a 101‑42 House vote,...